Synonyms for foliation

Synonyms for (noun) foliation

Synonyms: foliation

Definition: the work of coating glass with metal foil

Similar words: covering, application, coating

Definition: the work of applying something

Usage: the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine; a complete bleach requires several applications; the surface was ready for a coating of paint;


Synonyms: foliation

Definition: the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves

Similar words: production

Definition: the act or process of producing something

Usage: Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous; the production of white blood cells


Synonyms: foliage, foliation

Definition: (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament

Similar words: architectural ornament

Definition: (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance


Synonyms: foliation

Definition: (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock

Similar words: stratification

Definition: forming or depositing in layers


Synonyms: foliation, leafing

Definition: (botany) the process of forming leaves

Similar words: growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development

Definition: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

Usage: he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children


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